Senior Technical UI Designer, Epic Games

$147.2-215.9k

Salary for California applicants only

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop

Illustrator

Unreal Engine

Maya

Mid and Senior level

London

Los Angeles

San Francisco Bay Area

Toronto

Vancouver

Interactive entertainment company

Job no longer available

Interactive entertainment company

1001+ employees

B2CB2BGamingEntertainmentDigital Media

Job no longer available

$147.2-215.9k

Salary for California applicants only

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop

Illustrator

Unreal Engine

Maya

Mid and Senior level

London

Los Angeles

San Francisco Bay Area

Toronto

Vancouver

1001+ employees

B2CB2BGamingEntertainmentDigital Media

Company mission

To create fun games we want to play and building the art and tools we need to bring those games to life.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Experience in building UI and experiences in game engines and across multiple platforms (mobile, web, pc, consoles)
Experience shipping updates and new features to a user base on a regular cadence. Professional experience using Adobe Suite (especially Photoshop, Illustrator a plus) and an understanding of game industry 3D-package (3D Studio, Maya, etc.)
You have an eye for pixel perfect UI, translating and spotting various potential issues with mockups as you help see the designs into the engine
You are a logical problem solver who pays a lot of attention to detail
Experience with visual scripting
You can adapt your messaging to multiple audiences (i.e., talk to engineers about UI Art needs, summarize technical issues, etc), but also have empathy for non-technical team members and the ability to empower others on your team

What the job involves

Epic Games is looking for talented, experienced Technical UI designers to work on Fortnite
In this position, you will have a role as a collaborative team member implementing UI systems design in Unreal engine, building rapid prototypes, layouts, visual scripting, and levelling up our workflows
You will work with UX Designers, UI Artists, and UI Engineers to ship these features to millions of users around the world
Work on UI Systems Design, break down feature/wireframe into necessary widgets, structures, and classes; increase UI performance by ensuring best practices are being followed by colleagues
Ensure assets/UI are within memory and CPU constraints. Learning to profile performance and the costs of UMG/Slate/C++/and texture memory
Implement blueprint logic when presentation logic calls for it. Assist UI Artists where necessary to implement special presentation behavior. Consult with UI engineers on what logic will be in Blueprint vs native code
Debug blueprints/UMG issues quickly using various tools and techniques
Find ways to assist UX, UI Art, and UI engineering in organization, documentation, and building workflow improvements

Our take

Epic Games is the creator of Fortnite, Unreal, Gears of War, Shadow Complex, and the Infinity Blade series of games. Epic's Unreal Engine technology brings high-fidelity, interactive experiences to PC, console, mobile, AR, VR and the Web. And its recent announcement - Unreal Engine 5.7 - is set to lay the technical foundations for countless future releases.

Epic Games' model focuses on two key areas: creating games and offering its game engine technology to other developers. Doing this means that Epic's brand stretches beyond their own direct creations. The company has been able to put its name to some of the most iconic games of the last 20 years. Its most recent success is undoubtedly the creation of Fortnite, which has gained hundreds of millions of users since its launch in 2017.

Long-established as one of the leaders in its field, these are undoubtedly exciting times for Epic Games. The release of next-generation consoles like the PS5 has enabled the company to push the limits of its software, meaning it'll lead the charge in the creation of next-gen games. 2024 also saw an unprecedented investment in Epic Games by Disney, amounting to $1.5B. This will enable Disney to promote iconic characters through the Fortnite game. With the number of people enjoying video games continuing to grow, there is no sign of Epic Games slowing down any time soon.